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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1930
Page
2
The festival season will keep many cars active as families reunite in cities or countryside. Motor travel offers freedom, speed, and comfort for daybreak departures and evening returns, with economical, enjoyable journeys and scenic views enhanced by reliable Dunlop or Berdman tyres for tyre endurance on long trips.
Australian motorists hear a cable from London about a New Zealand sleeve valve two stroke engine. It may revolutionize power with a unique dual piston system, higher efficiency, and potential royalties to a NZ syndicate if the design proves practical.
Motorists are advised that high tyres heat during hot weather and inflation pressure rises by 3 to 8 psi. The Dunlop Pedriven Co explains heat from tyre deflection and heat retention, and warns against lowering pressure below the maker’s minimum. Overloading and speeding increase temperature further, but tests show bursting pressure favors tyre over steel rims. keep to the recommended minimum and ignore heat-induced rises.
Norman Smith of Australia plans a March record attempt on Ninety Mile Beach north of Auckland with the Stewart Special using a Na pier seaplane engine. Malcolm Campbell and Kaye Don show interest in the New Zealand speedway as officials request a beach survey and report for England.
Early praise from English experts suggests the NYW Zéaladt invention may usher a new era in internal combustion engines. If realized, a four cylinder unit could match the torque of an eight while being about half the weight and size. Further development will be keenly watched by interested parties.
Reports from France introduce the Catales carburetter designed to enable heavy lorries and tractors to run on fuel oil in heated systems with a catalyst aided mix. If proven, the device could allow heavy oil use in all motor engines, with claimed preheating and oil vaporization enabling efficient operation and potential cost savings despite a high initial price.
The Shell manual explains proper lubrication to protect bearings, seal pistons, and manage heat. It warns about too viscous oils increasing drag and too thin oils causing wear, sludge, and quicker decarbonisation. The aim is oils with adequate viscosity at high temps that seal, conduct heat, and prevent carbon buildup.
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